Colour

#C9942A

#C9942A
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#C9942A is a orange with RGB values 201, 148, 42 and HSL 40°, 65%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#C9942A

RGBrgb(201, 148, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.5804, 0.1647

RGB percentages78.8%, 58%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(40, 65.4%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(40, 79.1%, 78.8%)

CMYK0%, 26.4%, 79.1%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,210,666

CSS custom property--colour: #C9942A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33764WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.75:1

Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#366BD5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A99516no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#B5A32Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Tritanopia#DB8580no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 6.4 Goldenrod · ΔE 11.1 Peru · ΔE 16.3 Sandy brown · ΔE 20.2 Orange · ΔE 25.6 Olive · ΔE 27

Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 6.37, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2A5FC9

Analogous#C9442A, #AEC92A

Triadic#2AC994, #942AC9

Split complementary#2AAFC9, #452AC9

Tetradic#2AC944, #2A5FC9, #C92AAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F4E6CB

Lighter +30%#EBD2A1

Lighter +20%#E2BE77

Lighter +10%#DAAB4C

Darker −10%#9F7521

Darker −20%#755618

Darker −30%#4A3710

Darker −40%#201807

More saturated +25%#E79E0C

Less saturated −25%#AB8A48

Channel breakdown

R201

G148

B42

Red201 (78.8%)

Green148 (58%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue40°

Saturation (HSL)65.43%

Lightness47.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C9 · G 94 · B 2A

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Colour values

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